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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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