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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free 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 quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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