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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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