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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants 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. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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