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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students 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 quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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