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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free 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 education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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