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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually 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 many issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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