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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners 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 quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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