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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students 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 numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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