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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 several issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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