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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology are empowering humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online 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 many topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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