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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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