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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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