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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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