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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for students 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 topics that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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