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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for students 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 lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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