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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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