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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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