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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students 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 lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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