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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are customarily free for students 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 quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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