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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are mostly 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 many subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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