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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally 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 many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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