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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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