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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are normally 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 many subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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