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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily 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 many subjects that elearning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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