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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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