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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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