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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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