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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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