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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly 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 have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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