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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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