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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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