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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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