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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free 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 quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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