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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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