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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education are empowering humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily 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 numerous topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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