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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online education technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important 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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