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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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