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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free 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 numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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