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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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