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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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