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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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