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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners 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 many topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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