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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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