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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are free for learners 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 many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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