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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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