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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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