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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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