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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free 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 topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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