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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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