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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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