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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally 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 a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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