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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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