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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always 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 lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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