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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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