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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically 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 a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these new open educational ventures. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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