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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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