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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are free for students 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 numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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