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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for students 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 quite a few topics that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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