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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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