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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. 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. Massively open online courses are usually free 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 many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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