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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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