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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are customarily 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 a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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