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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners 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 a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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