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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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