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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not 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 learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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