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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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