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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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