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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free 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 many issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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