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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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