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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that elearning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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