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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are free for students 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 a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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