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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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