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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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