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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually 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 variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants need to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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