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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners 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 quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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