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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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