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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always 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 subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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