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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free 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 a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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