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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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