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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free 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 many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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