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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the major 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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