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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are customarily 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 numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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