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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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