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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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