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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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