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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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