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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically 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 a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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