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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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