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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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