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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally 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 a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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