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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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