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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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