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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are usually 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 a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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