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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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