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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students 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 a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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