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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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