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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. 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 deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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