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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always 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 education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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