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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students 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 a lot of issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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