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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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