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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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