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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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