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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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