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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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