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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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