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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education are making it possible for humans all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners 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 numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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