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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually 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 several topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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