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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly 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 quite a few topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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