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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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