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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not 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 issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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