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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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