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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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