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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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