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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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