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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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