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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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