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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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