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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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