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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in elearning have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly 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 many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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