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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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