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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 several issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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