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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free 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 a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these important new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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