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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally 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 quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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