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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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