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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students 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 many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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