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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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