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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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