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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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