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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education make it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students 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 several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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