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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs 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 many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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