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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online 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 a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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