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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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