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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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