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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners 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 numerous topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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