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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually 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 quite a few issues that online education institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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