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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally 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 quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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