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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently 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 organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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