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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are usually 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 subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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