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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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