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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students 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 many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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