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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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