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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically 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 subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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