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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not 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 organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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