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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online 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 many topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also discusses the major 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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