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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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