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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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