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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better understand these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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