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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally 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 numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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