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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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