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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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