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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally 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 numerous issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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