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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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