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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free 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 subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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