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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education are empowering students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly 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 several issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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