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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are 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 a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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