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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students 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 quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also describes the key 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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