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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free 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 subjects that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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