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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students 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 numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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