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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students 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 topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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