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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are generally free 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 numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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