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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always 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 quite a few issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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