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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for learners 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 numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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