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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free 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 learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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