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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are free 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 several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with 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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