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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for students 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 several topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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