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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 many issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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