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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are 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 a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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