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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners 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 numerous issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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