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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily 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 a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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