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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not 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 online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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