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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners 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 numerous issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the 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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