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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 several subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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