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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students 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 numerous subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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