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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically 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 quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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