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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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