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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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