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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education are empowering humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners 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 several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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