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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily 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 a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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