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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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