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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are 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 many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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