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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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