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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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