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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners 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 a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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