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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are typically 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 a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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