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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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