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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology enable students all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not 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 online education organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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