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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOCs 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 a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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