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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in elearning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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