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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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