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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students 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 several subjects that online education institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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