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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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