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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually 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 subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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