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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly 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 numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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