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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally 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 a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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