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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not 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 distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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