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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly 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 a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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