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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC classes are usually 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 many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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