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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students 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 a variety of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also addresses the key 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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