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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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