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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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