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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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