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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly 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 organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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