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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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