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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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