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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning are empowering people all over the world to take part 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. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always 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 education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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