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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students 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 quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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