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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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