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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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