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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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