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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students 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 topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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