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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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