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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily 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 subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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