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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly 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 variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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