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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free 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 distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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