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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are usually 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 quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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