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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners 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 subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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