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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students 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 a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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