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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are 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 quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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