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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically 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 a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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