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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always 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 quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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