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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are usually free 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 topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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