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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not 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 e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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