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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are 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 a variety of topics that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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