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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are usually free for students 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 many issues that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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