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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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