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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free 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 elearning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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