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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are generally 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 subjects that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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