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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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