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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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