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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always 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 many issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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