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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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