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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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