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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally 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 many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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