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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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