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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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