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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology have empowered learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students 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 numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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