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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly 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 lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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