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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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