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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly 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 learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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