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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly 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 many topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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