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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for learners 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 quite a few topics that online learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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