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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners 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 several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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