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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students 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 issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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