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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free 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 several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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