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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily 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 several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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