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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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