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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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