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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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