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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive 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 issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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