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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically 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 numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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