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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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