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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free 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 many topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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