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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students 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 numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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