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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to understand these important new open educational ventures. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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