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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free 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 education institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to understand these open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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