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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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