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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in digital education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily 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 many subjects that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also explores 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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