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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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