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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly 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 topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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