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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free 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 topics that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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