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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online 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 many issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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