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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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