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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily 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 topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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