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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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