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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are generally free for learners 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 quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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