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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners 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 learning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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