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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently 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 technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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