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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free 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 a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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