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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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