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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily 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 several issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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