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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are usually 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 numerous issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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