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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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