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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students 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 e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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