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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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