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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology are enabling humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not 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 elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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