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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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