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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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