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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major 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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