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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily 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 numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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