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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students 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 online learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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