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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations 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. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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