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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly 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 issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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