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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically 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 many issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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