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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are 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 several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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