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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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