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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC 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 quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing 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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