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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always 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 several topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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