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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students 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 a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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