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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are mostly 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 numerous issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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