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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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