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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students 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 blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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