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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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