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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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