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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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