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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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