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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that elearning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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