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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners 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 issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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