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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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