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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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