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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free 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 a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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