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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners 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 lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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