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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners 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 several subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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