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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners 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 topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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