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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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