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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free 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 quite a few topics that e-learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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