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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are usually free 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 lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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