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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free 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 issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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