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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily 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 variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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