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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning are enabling learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like India to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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