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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students 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 a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key 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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