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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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