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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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