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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily 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 many topics that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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