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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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