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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. 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 massively open online courses are customarily free for learners 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 topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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