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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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