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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 several issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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