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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically 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 quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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