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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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