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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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