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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily 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 issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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