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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education enable students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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