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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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