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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners 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 a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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