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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses 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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