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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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