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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key 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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