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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. 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 massive online courses are normally 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 several subjects that online education organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major 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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