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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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