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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not 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 education organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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