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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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