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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand these open education initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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