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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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