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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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