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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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