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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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