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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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