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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners 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 several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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