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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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