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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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