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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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