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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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