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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students 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 several issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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