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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners 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 subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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