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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always 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 several issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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