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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are 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 many topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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