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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for students 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 blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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