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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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