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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free 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 elearning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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