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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily 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 quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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