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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners 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 issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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