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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are commonly free 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 elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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