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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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