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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly 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 many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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