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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners 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 a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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