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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology have empowered humans 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 normally free for learners 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 many topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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