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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOCs? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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