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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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