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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for students 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 a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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