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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are almost always 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 topics that online education organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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