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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are normally 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 a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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