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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners 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 topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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