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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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