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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are mostly 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 quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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