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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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