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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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