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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily 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 several issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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