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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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