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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are normally free for students 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 many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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