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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always 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 a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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