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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free 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 quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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