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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are generally 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 a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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