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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free 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 several issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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