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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students 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 a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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