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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are generally 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 numerous issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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