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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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