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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are generally 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 a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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