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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 many topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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