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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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