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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically 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 a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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