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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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