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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners 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 learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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