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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are usually free 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 numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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