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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 massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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