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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually 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 elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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