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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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