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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are customarily 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 topics that online education institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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