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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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