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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses 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 numerous issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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