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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are 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 many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand these open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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