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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students 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 variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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