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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are generally 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 variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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