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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs 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 many subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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