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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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