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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not 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 elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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