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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for students 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 variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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