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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly 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 a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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