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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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