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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently 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 a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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