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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major 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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