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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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