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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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