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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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