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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners 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 topics that elearning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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