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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students 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 subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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