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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students 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 elearning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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