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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners 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 many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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