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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly 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 topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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