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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally 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 lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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