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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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