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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners 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 subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This 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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