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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning enable humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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