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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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