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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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