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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily 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 a lot of subjects that online education organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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