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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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