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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are almost always free for students 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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