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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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