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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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