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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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