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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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