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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always 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 e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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