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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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