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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically 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 subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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