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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these MOOCs? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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