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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly 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 numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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