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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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