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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students 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 several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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