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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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