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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these MOOC courses? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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