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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily 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 a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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