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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes 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 online MOOC courses are normally 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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