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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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