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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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