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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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