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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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