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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly 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 a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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