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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are almost always 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 many subjects that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mayotte to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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