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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily 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 numerous subjects that online learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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