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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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