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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free 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 numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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