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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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