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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always 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 struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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