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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly 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 issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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