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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. 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 several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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