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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly 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 quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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