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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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