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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free 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 a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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