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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. 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. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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