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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students 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 a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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