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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are usually 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 issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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