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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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