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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students 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 quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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