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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always 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 several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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