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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners 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 topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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