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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free 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 learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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