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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally 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 distance learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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