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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly 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 several subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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