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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners 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 issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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