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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology enable humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are generally 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 several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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