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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually 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 several topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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