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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are commonly free 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 a lot of subjects that online education institutions are considering now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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