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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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