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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free 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 topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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