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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually 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 topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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