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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not 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 online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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