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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly 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 quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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