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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally 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 a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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