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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually 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 a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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