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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners 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 quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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