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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students 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 topics that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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