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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are normally free 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 a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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