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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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