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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly 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 several subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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