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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally 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 quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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