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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners 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 several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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