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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free 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 many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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