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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are almost always 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 quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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