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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free 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 topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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