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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly 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 several issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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