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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are mostly 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 quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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