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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners 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 many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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