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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students 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 many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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