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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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