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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are typically 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 several issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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