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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning enable humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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