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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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