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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are free for learners 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 distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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