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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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