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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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