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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have enabled students all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students 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 topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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