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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily 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 quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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