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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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