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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always 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 a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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