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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are free for learners 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 lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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