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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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