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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students 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 subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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