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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not 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 a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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