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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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