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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners 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 several subjects that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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