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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are almost always 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 quite a few issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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