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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners 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 distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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