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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly 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 a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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