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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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