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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners 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 a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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