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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly 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 quite a few issues that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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