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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students 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 issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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