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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly 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 quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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