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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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