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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually 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 many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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