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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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